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title: Delete Terms
description: "Taxonomies has a feature that allows you to delete taxonomy terms individually or in bulk. This feature works for any WordPress taxonomy. You will find this feature on the “Terms” screen in Taxonomies. - You can delete single terms by…"
url: "https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/delete-terms/"
updated: "2026-10-12"
category: "PublishPress Taxonomies / Taxonomies: Terms"
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# Delete Terms

Taxonomies has a feature that allows you to delete taxonomy terms individually or in bulk. This feature works for any WordPress taxonomy. You will find this feature on the “Terms” screen in Taxonomies.

- You can delete single terms by clicking the "Delete" link under the term:

![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/delete-term.jpg)

- You can choose multiple terms to delete at once. Select the terms using the checkboxes on the "Terms" screen.
- Choose the "Delete" option from the dropdown.
- Click the "Apply" button.
- Taxonomies will show the message, "Terms deleted successfully."

![](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/delete-dropdown.png)